professional advisory board
part of the team
guiding us towards better health
The NKFI Professional Advisory Board (PAB) is comprised of Illinois' leading nephrologists, researchers, advocates, physicians, academics, and allied health professionals. The board works with NKFI leadership, and contributes to the foundation's community programs, research priorities, educational efforts, public policy development, and strategic planning.
The clinical and regional expertise of the Professional Advisory Board is invaluable to the NKFI. With their guidance, we continue to forge froward, purse our mission, and build new and innovative patient service programs that benefit the thousands of Illinois patients and families affected by kidney disease.
executive committee
our partners in progress
In addition to contributing to the work of the NKFI, Professional Advisory Board members enjoy the support and camaraderie of a special community of like-minded peers, and often benefit from unique networking opportunities.
executive committee
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Benjamin Ko, MD | Chair, University of Chicago
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Suneel Udani, MD | Immediate Past Chair, Nephrology Associates of Northern Indiana and Illinois
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Rupal Mehta MD | Chair, NKFI Research Committee
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Ciara Ryan, MS, RD, LDN | Chair, Illinois Council on Renal Nutrition, Fresenius Medical Care
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Kristen Uebel MBA, MM, HEA, BSN, RN, CNN| Chair of ICNNT, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
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Amatur Amarah, MD | University of Illinois Health
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Amishi Desai, DO | Northwestern Medicine
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Sadaf Elahi, MD | Nephrology Associates of Northern Indiana and Illinois
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Jackie Hankins, MS, RD, CSR, LDN | Rush/Circle Medical Management
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Stephen Korbet, MD | Rush University Medical Center
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Anitha Philip, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, CNN-NP, FNKF | Nephrology Associates of Northern Indiana and Illinois
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Kavitha Vellanki, MD | Loyola University Medical Center
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Aarthi Vijaykumar, MD | Nephrology Associates of Northern Indiana and Illinois
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Geraldine Zingraf, DNP, RN, MBA, CNN, CCTC | Hines VA Medical Center
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Anna Zisman, MD | University of Chicago
more information
To learn more about the NKFI Professional Advisory Board, please contact the NKFI's Vice President of Programs, Rachel DePauw.
email: rdepauw@nkfi.org
phone: (312) 321 - 1500 x 258